1918
Please do remember this (since next Notes won't reach you until Oct.): It's about a foot- ball weekend in Hanover next fall, at the opening game with Holy Cross Sept. 30—when the hillsides begin their colorful pageant. Oct. 7 is Michigan at Ann Arbor; Oct. 14, Penn at Phila.; Oct. 21, Lehigh at Hanover (and bythen the brilliant reds and yellows may be gone). Do come and enjoy this delightful weekend and '18's cocktail party after the game. For those driving leisurely, starting Fri., a pleasant luncheon oasis has been suggested at the Northfield Inn, Northfield, Mass. (no arrangements will be made at the Inn in case it pours buckets and no one appears). Good old Robbie Robinson (near by at Westfield, Mass.), who was most helpful in trying to arrange a Friday-before-the-game luncheon spot, says: "There's a nice place at the Northfield Inn, although I'm not sure that their traditions are in keeping with those of a typical Dartmouth Reunion." Well, the town has a pub for the thirsty, hasn't it, Robbie?.... StanJones and Dan Shea are all for these parties (Shea's 25th Reunion report: (question) How's your biz. career been? After reading Horatio. Alger—came to Moodys to tear up papers—then to cool off hot tips—the boss's daughter noticed me—from then it was a breeze).
The regular annual N. Y. Pomonok party will take place Fri., Sept. 22, (Pomonok was; sold; members sliced up the profits—PaulHuber and Pres. Dick Holton—but we'll have it nearby). This is the opening gun of '18's. gala social festivities.
Men of Dartmouth give a rouse—for the college on the hill—needy boys in freshman classes of Princeton and Yale received last year $205,000 and $335,000 respectively. Dartmouth hasn't that sort of money unless we give more to the Alumni Fund.
In his 25th reunion questionnaire, Em Morse, (tanned from a safari at Bel Air, Fla.) onetime roomey of Ray Baldes and Frank Lewis, reported himself as purchasing agent for Lever Brothers in Chicago and Carol and Em enjoyed membership in Chicago's attractive South Shore Country Club. Em didn't tell us, but all the N. Y. newspapers did on 4/12 when his picture appeared—Em had been made Director of Purchases for the entire Lever Bros. Cos., with headquarters in N. Y. (much nearer their 3-thermopane-window -antique gem of a house in Orford above Hanover). With the company 27 years, Em has the warm-hearted' congratulations of, the entire class for the wonderful job he has done
Spring visitors at the Hanover Inn were Alice and Louis Huntoon (ex-roomy of foe Quincy and Perry Hull), Ina and Howard Gleason, Ruth and Bill Reilly, with oldest daughter Grace (up seeing Pete '50) and Nipper Knapp (ex-roomy of HortKennedy—3 sons. Pres. Gray Foundry).
It was Mary, and Admr. Paul -Mather in Jan., Helen and Paul Miner in May, and now Grace and Al Sibbernsen who take off for Europe Aug. 2 (sailing) . An expert on soil erosion and crop rotation Sib is equally at home on the Nebraska plains and Paris hot spots whether contour planting or contour gazing, strip-cropping or strip teasing. Says Sib, "If conversation makes the European trip, we have made it; no choice now—either that or jump off the windmill. As a sample of the minds of those who have come through the Liberal Arts College, and you ask me, let me say that when your letter arrived I was cleaning the hired man's sewer. I defy any other type of institution to equip their graduates so well that they are at home either in a sewer or cocktail lounge."
Softball's pitching distance will be lengthened this season from 43' to 46' in an effort to give the hitters a better whack at the no-hit flipping artists; but young Al Gustafson, outstanding Louisville, Ky., pitcher, still continues to whip them out After "repairs" in Hanover's Hitchcock Hospital in March, Stump Barr, the ex-roomy of Francis T.Christy is ready to lead the cheer section again .... Herm Whitmore, ex-roomy of Ralph Bickford,Duke Shoup, Gene Markey and Sig Judd, again clocked his 10,000 miles last spring, when he and Tilly drove out to Laguna Beach, (visited Death Valley, and up through the Rockies), where daughter Jane has been staying for some time Em Salisbury the Minnesota mattress maker and ex: roomey of Johnny Simmons and Bob Williams (his 25th reunion report: (question) How did you catch your last wife.? Modestly—the catch was reversed. But what a sucker the good woman landed); is a member of the Gomm. on Policy of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
The B&M's Public Relations Rep, Jake Bingham, ex-roomey of Mayo Magoon, Pete Colwell and Hubie McDonough, and the loyalest of them all in pipe-lining in news, attended the Wash. D. G, meeting of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in May. .... From a Manchester, N. H. newspaper, "If Manchester's explosive athletic council was trying to make amends for past action, by appointing Hubie McDonough as coaching advisor, it took a step in the right direction. Hubie is one of N. H.'s grand old men ofv sport." . . . .Les Badger, educational officer in the airforce in the last war, was renominated Supt. of Schools of the Jaffery-Peterboro district. .... Bill Colby, Concord, N. H., and Stew Burns, Franklin, N. H., (a recent traveller to Mexico) were reelected Directors of the State Chapter Sons of American Revolution. Stew a successful hosiery and a stream-lined cruiser on Lake Winnipesaukee, was ex-roomey of Alex Proctor,Henry Oppenheim (Helen and Henry had a fine winter at Daytona Beach—progress slow but sure), and Henry Madison Cameron. Rus Howard's freshman son Rusty rooms with famed Under-Sect.'s son Ros Magill '16 Les Merrell was staying at Chicago's Univ. Club while conducting a campaign to raise funds for the Presbyterian Hospital additions.
•18 WINS FOR THE ATH TIME THEBIG SILVER CUP, FOR THE BIGGESTATTENDANCE AT THE N. Y. ANNUALDART. ALUMNI DINNER, APRIL 12, COMMODOREHOTEL, N. Y. (subtle word now passed around is that '18's won the cup about enough—44 reuning '18ers as against 101 at 18's 30th in Hanover, '48).
HORT CHANDLER HEAVILY GUARDED. Hort accepted the cup with a few gracious words, little realizing that the FBI of the Hotel Commodore were stationed at all exits to block his getaway as he did last year. Then, the cup was cached in Boston and the banquet bill was held up by the Dartmouth Club until weeks later the cup was discovered. Those who contributed mightily and came a long, long way to give us all pleasure, were 3 from Mass. (Hort Chandler, Chauncey Hood, Boston; Tommy Groves from the Cape), 3 from upstate, N. Y.—(Eddie Felt, Fat Sheldon and Jim Carpenter, who had flown in that very day from Miami)— 2 from Md. (Dave Garratt and Grizzy Griswold) 3 from Conn. (Al Street,Jack O'Donnell and Jack Storrs) 2 from Pa. (Al Zulick and Bob Ritter) and Phil Tusting from Asbury Park, N. J. (out of towners in on the wins the last 4 yrs. and who were missed this year were Henry van Zelm, Tom Shirley (raised a million for local hospital—sold his hens son Bob got $30 wk. to care for), ClarenceOpper, Henry Oppenheim, Don Macaulay,George Hull, Ed Healey, Paul Erwin, DuckyDrake, George Carpenter, Eric Ball and GeorgeArnold) Others present were Bill Christgau,Judge Harry Collins, (in working clothes, Harry one day went into a Mineola, L. I., florist shop and knew so much about flowers the florist offered him a job. Later the florist learned Harry had a job when he was called for jury duty. The man on the bench was the flower expert: our Harry), Pete Colwell, MandyCrothers, George Dockstader, (just in from a 30,000 mile trip to Europe and India) DukeduSossoit, Gerry Geran, Dick Holton, RogHowland, Red Hulbert, Johnny Johnston, BobKnowles, Lewis Lee, Steve Mahoney, LeicesterMcElwain, Paul Miner, Syl Morey, Em Morse,Walt Nelson, Dusty Rhodes, Andy Ross,Dwight Sargent, Dan Shea, George Stoddard,Marty Strauss, Tom Tarrant and Red Wilson,
Al Zulick has a rich heritage from a Dad who built up a marvelous business, had a wonderful family, was active on the school Board, in the Church and everything in the town. .... Missed were Ty Tyrrell, Van VanRaalte, Jim Duffy and Walter Ross all of whom were the earliest to buy tickets to help '18 win the cup. Van, the Pres. of Thompson Starrett Co., had been feeling under par couldn't attend, but we had a nice visit from son Johnny 48, now with Goldman Sachs. Some time back good old Phil lusting, who is a happy addition to these gatherings (father 91 and mother 90), Promised to bring along Bob Ritter (and did) who will run again for Mayor of Allentown, Pa. It was Bob who asked about Jim Duffy, FrankLewis, and Duffy Lewis—others hoped Tommy Robbins and Ev Young would be there. . . . . Fat Sheldon was elected V.P. of the Coal Merchants Mutual Insur. Co. of Albany, of which he has been a member for 25 years, and a Director for the last 2-son Roger was in England last summer trying desperately to shoe-horn into Oxford (5 colleges of 200 each, 7 students to a Prof.) and often he saw the Dean, but rePeatedly, despite Roger's brilliance (Phi Beta Kappa as a Junior at Hanover) no room could be found for him; but, said Roger one day to the Dean, as a parting shot, "Why you don't make an exception and take me in?" and Jo and behold, the Dean whirled around and said he would. Lenah and Neil are headed for Alaska, as you read this on a very attractive trip, which few have taken, and which only such junketeers as Congressman Jay LeFevre and Mildred have taken.
We can gauge our heart's broadened horizons in helping swell boys with no dough to enter Dartmouth by measuring our gifts to the Al. Fund in what a boy would need: books $30-$70 laundry $15-170; clothing $50-$150; board $380; tuition $600.
Dartmouth's star hockey player Wendell Reycroft '17 made a happy suggestion that '17 & '18 have a room together at the N. Y. party. Isabel and Johnny Simmons were off for Daytona Beach in May—son Jack is back from Indonesia Heaving a sigh of relief was George Stoddard, who had just completed the annual report of the DeLaval Steam Turbine Co., of which he is Chr. of the Board
Marty Straus (stepson enters Hanover Sept.) was good enough to come for cocktails even though a theatre date kept him from the dinner. He and Steve Mahoney were amazing ex- hibits of sterling men of character; both on the wagon. We asked Stanley Jones to tell us more of the evening he was a guest of Steve Mahoney.
"Through the annual kindness of Steve Mahoney, the white-thatched collector of more out-oftown newspapers than any other rep. in the world, Stan Jones was invited to the big ANPA dinner at the Waldorf in April. In Steve's richly caparisoned suite at the Waldorf, whisky was poured to a milling crowd of newspaper owners and industrial importants. In the group were newspaper owners, adv. agency men and many another beaming guest. All with a straw in Steve's inexhaustible reservoir of 'Old Popskull.'
"Eventually, the guests drifted, skimmed and skittered down to the Main Ballroom, where a notable collation was served, including scotch and champagne. Here Steve hosted with his usual gifted style, and made all hands feel at home. At one point in the dinner, your slightly askew correspondent had a strange interview. Noticing the names: 'Mr. & Mrs. Joe Seacrest, Table 110' on the seating list, he set off through the packed faces to shake the hand of a classmate he had not seen in over 30 years. By the time he reached 110, all the guests had abandoned the chow and pushed forward in order to get a better view of the speaker.
"Seeing an intelligent-looking man whose tanned face and skeptical Campbellian appearance proclaimed him a Westerner, we inquired as to Seacrest. 'Hah'! was the response. 'l've been trying to meet that guy for 10 years. He was here. Noover there. There he is—no, that ain't him. (Western grammar, of the J. Cunningham type.) Let's find him. He was here a minute—no, he's gone, by God!' With this, our informant slid silently to the floor, as a snake would shed its skin, and we abandoned the quest of the Seacrest. The speakers were Herbert Hoover, Milton Berle, and a girl (WOW!) named 'Denise Darcel.' She was billed as a singer, but couldn't sing, and nobody gave a damn. (WOW!). May we employ this space in which to say, again: 'Thank you, Steve! A grand time.' "
Want your children's wedding done in pictures from the meeting of the in-laws to the throwing of the bouquet? Well, socialites from far and wide get Al Street to do this job—not for the customary $500 to $1000 charged by many, but for $170. Al puts his artistic soul into the whole business, too.
'18's April 12 reunion began at noon at the Dartmouth club—where luncheon was enjoyed by Eddie Felt (simplifying life selling a good part of his worldly goods and moving out to the country), Tom Tarrant (helped us over to the Commodore with the spirits) and Seminole Indian Jim Carpenter scribbled notes at the party by all '18ers to some who have had a tough break brought this reply from Al Gustafson. " '18ers are angels and may the Lord bless them .... the remarks were a tonic to my soul.... I enjoyed the picture of '18ers and sons in the AL. MAG, and it was like being with them. I am so happy that good old Harvey Hood was elected to the N.E. Tel. Co. I will write to Cliff Meredith at Saranac Lake and will pray and pull for his return to good health." —Ray Hurley is busy running his many interests .... Grandpa Mike Davies and Cort Horr together went to Chicago Tuck School dinner in April
Several commented what a wonderful thing it would be if Johnny Thayer had been at the Commodore to play the piano! Tommy Groves had that very day taught school on the Cape; had served up one of the toughest final exams ever and doled out some of the worst report cards in ages. Olive reminded him of the '18 dinner and Tommy thought there was no better way to escape the Cape and to remake his spirits than to attend the dinner. The damnable nickname "Wart" attached to Mac McElwain by one Stanley Jones, is hereby discontinued. "And," said Leicester, "that goes for you and Spud Richmond, both of whom I love." ....
This was the dinner at which so many of us had hoped to see Lymie Poole. Next year without fail, Lymie Delighted to see everybody was GrizzyGriswold, whom many had not seen since he left college sophomore year. Grizzy asked if AmosBlandin and Bill Montgomery would be at the dinner, also Al Gottschaldt, and added—"l roomed in Crosby with a flunk-out, who was a sophomore, and who was the first to spot the '18 gang and alert the sophs of the place of the '18 class picture, so I always thought maybe the '18ers felt I squealed the O.S.S. dope to my roommate." Aly and Grizzy are true Arthur. Murray thespians, and at the next reunion in '53, Ann and JohnnyJohnston, and Dottie and Joe Quincy will have to look to their laurels. Doc Joe Quincy, 37 Stratford St., W. Roxbury, Mass., is coming along swell and thanks 'lBers for cheerful messages; says, "There's plenty of hope for me as Dr. orders 1 ounce of whisky a day and a bit of sherry."
Banker Andy Ross had to report for the entire Ross family for Lebanon's Ned Ross couldn't attend .... those attending the dinner the 4 years the cup was won were Al Zulick, Van VanRaalte,Dan Shea, Dwight Sargent, Syl Morey, Paul Miner,Red Hulbert, Dick Holton, Gerry Geran, GeorgeDockstader, Pete Colwell and Bill Christgau. . . . delighted was everybody to see Jack O'Donnell, with whom we had the pleasure after the dinner to visit with his son Arthur '45, 2nd Lieut, in the Air Force; oldest son Jack Jr. '43, also in the Air Force, now being a member of the Outing Club Staff (Asst. Mgr. of the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge) .... delighted was everyone to see best mortgage man in the city, V.P. of the East River Savings Bank, Walt Nelson, who had brought along as his guest, much welcome Dick Remsen 'l2, brother of famed Mart Remsen '14, retired at Hanover and a perennial youth
Syl Morey carrying a heavy load; head of his own adv. agency in the Empire State Bldg., N. Y.: Morey, Humm and Johnstone, Inc., couldn't make the dinner but showed for the cocktail party, said son Clayton had been fortunate to be called to go to work for the famed industrial designer, Raymond Loewy in N. Y. Sorry were all to miss the old roomey of PaulMather, John Dessau, Howard Gann and BobFish, namely Bill Montgomery, who had slipped into town a few days before the dinner but apparently couldn't attend Red Hulbert, whose son Dick captained Taft's tennis team and who is staring at Hanover on this year's team, is this year Pres. of the Community Chest Drive in Rye, N. Y., a community where Dave Skinner has so faithfully served in the past our Richard Holton was marvelous and Dave Garratt and all of us enjoyed him immensely; someone referring to the "divers' bends" which seemed to take possession of Richard. (Daughter Mary Louise, freshman at Wellesley, is not only No. 2 girl scholastically, but also elected to the Athletic Council.) Dave Garratt looked like a European count; is in as fine physical condition as ever we've seen him, was up from his fashionable place at Gibsons Island, Md., which is rented in the summer, while Dave and Marion occupy the lovely old antique shop in Baltimore, where Marion hopes to build up a fine reputation like smart Edith and Dick Cooley.
V.P. and Comptroller of the Hardware Mutuals (Stevens Point, Wis.) Cliff Daniels, was seen a couple of days before the dinner and great was the hope that he would be at the dinner Life is simplified for Mandy Crothers, who lives in Nutley, N. J., and has his own employment agency there also .... Pete Colwell was the superb bartender of the '18 Reunion party .... who is Dartmouth 1918? Out of 65 classes only 3 have given Dartmouth a larger Memorial Fund—only 2 have given more total $'s to Dartmouth—'23 $240,000 —'15 $166,000—'18 $163,000—'19 $140,000 '17 $128,000. "Who's 1918? The salt of the earth, brother. You've really given' some real dough. Don't you feel that way yourself ? . . . . Adult pupils interested in home repairs found our own Phi Beta Kappa Francis J. Clahane listed as student. Frank was missed sorely at the dinner—and he and Marion were relaxing in Maryland and Virginia Never known to miss a name before, dependable Bill Christgau, was stumped on GrizzyGriswold whom, most of us hadn't seen in 35 yrs.—was the thoughtfulness of Bill that resulted in many scribbled messages going out to those missed at the dinner,, among them being Pat Case,Bob Fish, Cliff Meredith, Bub Frost, Henry Oppen-heim and others. The gang would have loved to have given a rousing cheer to Murray Baldwin, now Pres. of the City Commission (Mayor) of Fargo, N.D., which he won by over 2 to 1 over his two combined opponents .... the 150 Regulars in the '18 class (never missed the Al. Fund in 10 yrs.) are the largest of any class till you hit '23 ... . '18's lucky; awfully lucky; with a gogetting Al. Fund agent like Dick Holton.
Mac McBride is fearful the town of Dawson,N. M., where he is Supt. of Schools, has becomea ghost town, for Phelps-Dodge Corp., whosemining properties there alone are worth $100million, ordered operations ceased..... HalGlendenning, who for a good part of Feb. wasin Palm Beach, and flew down again over theEaster holidays, would have been at the Commodoreparty, except that he was acting asJudge at a moot court proceeding at the YaleLaw School, and his Yale hosts were meetinghim at the famed Morey's Tavern youngBen Ferguson (Eddie's lad) is looking foran actuarial spot with some insurance companyAverage Al. Fund gift of '18 lastyear was $40.85. It takes a lot of gifts (9 last yr.) to raise the $5 gifts (29)$10 gifts (39) and $25 gifts (38) to the $40.85average.
From Lt. Comdr. George Carpenter, who with great guts took off for the South Pacific in the last war, training the men in landing barges, we received this welcome postcard reading, "the oats are in, the cornfields ploughed, the pigs are pigging, the cows are calving all over the place, so I feel I can take time out from fighting the Brannan Plan to let you know I am still alive. Nancy is an editor on Successful Farming. George III graduates this June from Hanover and spends a couple of years in the Navy—Sally is marrying a Harvard law graduate—Helen is buying hats and I am broke." .... Rumor hath it that Tommy O'Connel, who was in the Worcester headlines sometime back, was planning to erect a new shopping center in Worcester—young Tom, who did such a magnificent job at Hanover, is rumored to have gone with the Rockefeller Interests last February and to be located in Venezuela for the next three years. Even though he was not in college at the time, he was voted the Barrett Cup last monthanother top honor added to his extraordinary Dartmouth record.
AN EXTRA DARTMOUTH REUNION: William H. Bemis '18 is host to several classmates at the Flamingo, Miami Beach, Fla., on March 26. In the back row (I to r) are: William H. Bemis '18, Philip H. Sanderson 18, Wadleigh W. Woods 26, Allan C. Gottschaldt '18, James S. Carpenter '18. In the front row are (I to r). Miss Becky Bemis, Mrs. Gottschaldt, and Mrs. Carpenter. Bemis, a Cleveland attorney, is president of the Hotel Flamingo Corporation.
NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT: J. R. Van Raalte '18 has been named president of the Thompson-Starrett Co., Inc. He was formerly executive vice president of the construction firm which marks its 50th anniversary this year.
Secretary, 74 Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y. Treasurer, Parkhurst Hall, Hanover, N. H. Class Agent, East New York Savings Bank, 2644 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn 7, N. Y.
